The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) is part of the Earth Sciences Sector, of Natural Resources Canada. The (GSC) is Canada's top agency for geoscientific information and research, with expertise focusing on geoscience surveys, sustainable development of Canada's resources, environmental protection, and technology innovation.

Frederick Alan Stewart was born July 8, 1934 in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, to John and Frances Stewart. Fred Stewart was educated at the University of Saskatchewan, and the University of Toronto. He married Virginia Ruth on June 18, 1960 and together they had two sons, Douglas and Gordon. Fred Stewart was a lawyer by profession and served as the President of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Association. He was also involved with the Ranchmen's Club in Calgary, Alberta. Stewart was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in 1986. Three years later he was appointed the Minister of Technology, Research and Telecommunications, and Deputy House Leader on April 14, 1989.

P.M. Sauder was chief hydrometric engineer for Alberta and Saskatchewan (1906-1920), manager of the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District (1923-1940), Alberta's director of water resources,1940-1944, manager of western irrigation district, 1944-1950.

Phyllis Evelyn Mattoon was born in Consort, Alberta to Fred L. and Mabel Mattoon. Mrs. Mattoon was the first woman editor of a newspaper (the Consort Enterprise) in Alberta in 1913. Her daughter Phyllis completed teacher training during the war and came to the Bezanson area in May 1946 to teach at the Bezanson School. The Stewart family had arrived in the Bezanson area in 1912, coming in over the Edson Trail. George Alexander Stewart and his wife Sophia came from Sombre, Ontario with daughters May and Florence and sons Earl and Roy, and were later joined by son Charles H. and his wife Charlotte Thomas, also from Ontario. In 1923, the senior Stewarts moved to Detroit, Michigan along with Earl and Roy, leaving Charles H. on the farm in Bezanson. There were four children born to Lottie and Charles: Clara, George (Bud), Doris and Charles Bevan. In 1947 Phyllis married Charles Bevan Stewart. The young couple lived on his father's farm until they built their own residence on S.E. 35-71-3-W6 in 1949. They had four children: Cherry Lynn, Marvin Lee, Shannon Kelly, Creston Zane. Phyllis spent many years teaching in the East Smoky, High Prairie and County of Grande Prairie School Divisions, then completed a Bachelor of Education in 1976. The family also raised Montodale Sheep, which for a time was the only flock of this breed in Alberta. They traveled with their sheep to many fairs and exhibitions. Phyllis remained in the Bezanson area, in the family farm home, for well over 50 years. She was active in the community and in the Conservative party, and in 1983 she became a Councillor for the County of Grande Prairie, a position she held until 1992.

The photographic firm of Boorne and May, a portrait, landscape and architectural business, operated in Calgary and Edmonton, N.W.T. (now Alberta) between 1886 and 1893. William Hanson Boorne, 1859-1945, and his cousin, Ernest Gundry May, opened their Calgary studio in 1886, later expanding the business to Edmonton. During its short life, Boorne and May was one of the most prestigious photographic firms in western Canada.

Thomas Gushul, 1889-1962, was born in Rozniw, western Ukraine, and emigrated to Canada in 1906. Between 1907 and 1909 he worked for both the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and the Canadian Northern Railway (CNR) in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. From 1909 to 1914 he worked in various coal mines in Blairmore, Alberta before he was laid off. During the winters of 1909-1910 he taught the Ukrainian language to children in Schevchenko (Vita), Manitoba. In 1914 he married Lena Sawiek, ?-1981, and they had four children, Nadia Rose, Evan, 1916-2014, Poraska "Pearl" (Baker), 1897-1988, and Pollyanna (Snowdon), 1923-2012. That same year he took up photography and in 1917 went to Winnipeg to study. Lena, a portrait and commercial photographer, worked closely with her husband. They opened their first studio in Bush Town, Alberta in 1918, and a second studio in Blairmore in 1921. They closed the first studio in 1928. Thomas Gushul received many awards for his photography and, in particular, for the developments he made in mine photography. He was also well known for his portrait work. He later set up a photo-engraving plant which his son, Evan, operated for many years. Evan was also a photographer for the Department of Agriculture. Thomas was also interested in sports, music and the Ukrainian community. Lena continued to run the studio after his death. For further information see Brock Silversides' article "A family of Photographers : The Gushul Legacy" in A World Apart : The Crowsnest Communities of Alberta and British Columbia / Wayne Norton and Tom Langford, eds. -- Kamloops: Plateau Press, 2002, p. 14-31.

In 1983, the Marketing Group was created as one of the eight functioning Groups of OCO'88. The Marketing Group's primary function was to assist in the financing of the XV Olympic Winter Games, to stimulate public interest in the Games, and to promote the Olympic movement, Canada, and Canadian products. The Marketing Division was also responsible for obtaining corporate sponsorship for the Games. By the end of 1985, the Marketing Group had appointed a number of official sponsors, suppliers and licencees. In total, its programmes generated approximately $454 million in revenue for OCO'88. The overall marketing plan of OCO'88 was focused in two major areas: in the sale of merchandise and souvenirs by the licencing Program, and the identification of corporate names and corporate images with the XV Olympic Winter Games in the Sponsor/Supplier Programs. For more information regarding the XV Olympic Winter Games, Marketing Group administrative history, please link to the City of Calgary Archives homepage and click on the "fonds level descriptions" link.